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the class for two standards with good plants of George Glenny and 
Mrs. G. Rundle ; Mr. Foster, gardener to J. Brancker, Esq., second ; 
and Mr. J. Hughes third. For two pyramids, Mr. J. Stephenson and 
Mr. J. Hughes were the prizetakers m the order named. Mr. Tun- 
nington, Calderstone, staged six good standards in three varieties not 
for competition. 
Cut Blooms. —The competition in nearly all the classes was good, 
many of the incurved flowers being excellent in form, substance, and 
colour. In the class for twenty-four blooms, incurved, there were 
four exhibitors. The stands shown by Mr. F. Faulkner, gardener to 
h. It. Leyland, Esq., Woolton Hall, and Mr. Wm. Mease, gardener to 
C. W. Newmann, Esq., Wyncote, were very close, and the individual 
flowers required careful examination from the Judges before deciding. 
1 he premier position was secured by the first-named exhibitor, who 
won by two points ; very fine were the blooms of Golden Empress, 
Mr. Howe, Princess of Wales, Venus, Queen of England, Alfred 
Salter, White Globe, Barbara, and White Venus. Mr. Mease’s fine 
stand of flowers contained the finest bloom in the Show of Inner 
Temple, also excellent examples of Mrs. Heale, Miss Mary Morgan, 
Princess of Wales, Beauty, Nil Desperandnm, Queen of England, 
Hero of Stoke Newington, and Mrs. Halliburton. Mr. H. Elliott, 
gardener to W. G. Bateson, Esq., New Heys, Allerton, and Mr. Wm. 
Todd, gardener to J. W. Cropper, Esq., Aigburth, were placed equal 
thirds. Mr. Elliott’s blooms were very fresh and good in colour, but 
rather undersized ; the blooms in Mr. Todd’s collection being large 
but rather flat. In the class for eighteen blooms, incurved, Mr. F. 
Roberts, gardener to W. D. Holt, Esq., West Derby, gained the first 
prize with very fine solid blooms, the best being Cherub, Sir Stafford 
Carey, White Beverley, Golden Beverley, Queen of England, and 
Baron Beust; Mr. J. Peers, gardener to R. Rayner,Esq., being a good 
second ; and Mr. J. Foster third. In the ciass for twelve blooms 
Messrs. Faulkner, Mease, and Green were the prizetakers in the order 
named. Mr. Jellico, gardener to F. H. Gossage, Esq., Woolton, 
wa3 first for six blooms with an even stand ; Mr. E. Green was second, 
and Mr. F. Roberts third. Japanese varieties were not shown in such 
large numbers as the incurved nor in such excellent condition, yet the 
winning stands of Messrs. Faulkner and Mease were most creditable 
considering the short time Liverpool growers have taken to growing 
these peculiar and most interesting forms of the Chrysanthemum. 
The two stands in question were the chief feature of attraction in the 
Show. Mr. Faulkner, who secured the first position by one point, 
staged good blooms of Elaine, Peter the Great, Fair Maid of Guernsey, 
Apollo, Orphee, Ethel, M. Lemoine, and Gloire de Toulouse ; Mr. Mease 
having equally good examples of Meg Merrilees, Chang, Bismarck, 
Red Dragon, La Nymphe, James Salter, and Pere Delaux. In the 
class for twelve blooms Mr. Todd was first, and Mr. J. Jellico second. 
For Anemone-flowered Chrysanthemums Mr. Faulkner was the only 
exhibitor, and was awarded a first prize. The Horticultural Asso¬ 
ciation will do well to offer some greater inducement to growers of 
this type of Chrysanthemums. 
Stove and Greenhouse Plants. —The winterly weather pre¬ 
vented many exhibitors bringing their plants, and Mr. W. Peers, 
Wavertree, was the only exhibitor of twelve specimens, and was 
awarded a third prize. Mr. Faulkner was the principal exhibitor of 
stove or greenhouse Ferns, and obtained the first prize for excellent 
plants of Adiantum Flemingii, Davallia Tyermani, Nephrolepis 
davallioides, and others. Mr. J. Peers was an easy first with admir¬ 
ably grown Palms or Cycads ; Mr. Faulkner being second. Mr. J. 
Peers was again first for one Palm, showing a magnificent Cocos 
Weddelliana : Mr. S. Whitfield second ; and Mr. W. Peers third. In 
the class for three Orchids Mr. Sherwin, gardener to W. Sparke, Esq., 
Huyton, was first with a very fresh Vanda casrulea, Cypripedium 
insigne with forty blooms, and a good pan of Sophronitis grandiflora. 
Mr. Faulkner was a very good second, and J. Foster third. Mr.Blomily, 
Oaklands, Aigburth ; Mr. W. Pratt, gardener to Lord Hill, Hawk- 
stone ; and Mr. J. Peers were the prizetakers for Calanthes. For 
three Epiphyllums Mr. Barber, gardener to Mrs. Barnsley, Aigburth, 
first; Mr. W. Bustard, gardener to J. Lewis, Esq., second ; and Mr. 
Gore, gardener to J. Holder, Esq., third. Messrs. J. Peers, Hutton, 
Green, Hughes, and Hurst were the principal prizetakers for Primulas 
and Mignonette. Table plants were very good, but some of them too 
large. The prizetakers were Mr. W. Peers ; Mr. Wylie, gardener to 
A. Holt, Esq., Aigburth; Mr. Sherwin, and Mr. Pratt. Roman 
Hyacinths were numerous and excellently shown, the prizes being 
obtained by Messrs. Faulkner, J. Peers, and J. Kelly, gardener to 
R. Singlehurst, Esq., Aigburth. 
BOUQUETS were numerous, and many of them good ; Mr. Evans, 
gardener to Mrs. Lockett, obtaining the first prize ; Mr. Blomily and 
Mr. Wylie being second and third respectively. In the nurserymen’s 
class Messrs. Jones & Sons, Shrewsbury ; Messrs. Turner Bros., Liver¬ 
pool ; and Mr. C. Rylance, Ormskirk, were awarded the prizes in the 
order named. 
Fruit was largely shown and in excellent condition. In the class 
for twelve dishes, Pines excluded, Mr. Hannagan, gardener to R. C. 
Naylor, Esq. ? Hooton Hall, was first, having fine examples of Muscat 
of Alexandria, Gros Colman finely coloured and large berries, Ali¬ 
cante, and Lady Downe’s Grapes ; Conqueror of Europe Melon, very 
fine; Strawberry Apple; very large BeunA Diel, BeunA Clairgeau, 
and Glou Morgean Pears. Mr. Mease was second with good Gros 
Guillaume, Mrs. Pince, White Tokay, and Alicante Grapes, Coe’s 
Golden Drop Plums, Beurr6 d’Amanlis Pears, and a dish of Straw- 
ben-ies. Mr. Hannagan was again first for six dishes, staging good 
Grapes and a William Tillery Melon. Mr. J. Wallis, gardener to 
Rev. W. Sneyde, Keele Hall, Stafford, was an excellent second, his 
notable dishes being a good bunch of Golden Queen Grape and Ribston 
Pippin Apples ; Mr. Stevenson, gardener to R. Horsfall, Esq., being 
third with a very good collection. In the class for two Pine Apples 
Mr. McGaw was first with two remarkably fine Queens, Mr. Faulkner 
and Mr. Tunnington being second and third also with good fruits. 
Mr. Tunnington took the first prize for one Pine, no name being 
attached to the cards of the second and third-prize fruits. There were 
ten entries for two bunches of black Grapes, Mr. Wallis taking the 
lead with excellent and well-finished bunches of Gros Guillaume ; 
Mr. Stephenson being second with good Alicantes ; and Mr. C. Finni- 
gan, Huyton, third ; Mr. R. Elphinston, gardener to J. Heywood, Esq., 
Derbyshire, being awarded an extra prize. For two bunches of Mus¬ 
cat of Alexandria Mr. Hannagan ; Mr. J. Hurst, gardener to W. B. 
Bowering, Esq.,; and Mr. F. Roberts were the successful prizewinners. 
For four bunches of Grapes, distinct, Mr. Wallis gained the premier 
award, being closely followed by Mr. Hannagan, and Mi'. Fmnigan 
was a good third. For two bunches of white Grapes, not Muscat of 
Alexandria, Mr. J. Wallis was again first with Golden Queen, followed 
by Mr. Elphinston with Buckland Sweetwater, and Mr. Gore. Splendid 
examples of culture were staged in the above classes. Pears were 
largely shown ; and in the class for eight varieties, distinct, Mr. Hanna¬ 
gan was first with good dishes of Marie Louise, Beurr6 Clairgeau, 
Duchesse d’Angouleme, and Jcshphine de Malines ; Mr. Dullachie, 
gardener to Mrs. Uzwilschenbart, second ; and Mr. Kelly third. For 
four dishes Mr. Hannagan again took the lead, followed by Mr. Kelly 
and Mr. J. Lowndes, gardener to S. S. Parker, Esq. For single dishes 
of dessert and stewing Pears Messrs. Mease, Hannagan, Lowndes, 
Evans, and Whitfield were the prizetakers. For six dishes of dessert 
Apples Mr. Hannagan was first with Ribston Pippin, Blenheim 
Pipping, and Kerry Pippin ; Mr. Lowndes second; and Mr. C. Ry¬ 
lance. Ormskirk, third. In the class for three dishes Messrs. Stephen¬ 
son, Lowndes, and Evans took the prizes in the order named. Mr. Ry¬ 
lance was first for eight dishes of kitchen Apples, with fine fruit of 
Lord Suffield, King of Apples, and Surprise ; Mr. Hannagan being 
second with Warner’s King, Lord Suffield, and Reinette de Canada ; 
and Mr. Kelly third. There were seven entries in this excellent class. 
For four dishes Mr. H. J. Johnstone was first, his best varieties being 
D. T. Fish, Warner’s King, and Rylance’s Surprise; Mr. Dullachie 
second; and Mr. Vaughan third. In the remaining classes Mr. 
Johnstone, Mr. Rylance, and Mr. T. Robinson, gardener to W. B. 
Halhead, Esq., were the chief prizetakers. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. —Some excellent Alicante Grapes and 
two Mammoth Gourds, weighing respectively 93 tbs. and 97 lbs. 
were exhibited by Mr. John Smeatham, gardener to F. D. Nuttall, 
Esq., St. Helens, who was awarded a cultural commendation. Mr. 
Cannell of Swanley, Kent, exhibited a fine collection of cut blooms of 
single and double zonal Pelargoniums, many of the varieties being 
new, with pips of an immense size, and most brilliant in colour. 
Mr. Cowan of the Garston Vineyard exhibited a group of choice 
flowering and foliage plants, tastefully arranged and highly effective. 
Messrs. R. P. Ker & Sons and Turner Bros, also exhibited attractive 
groups of plants, the latter showing some beautiful wreaths and 
bouquets. The above groups added materially to the general effect 
of the Show, which was the first autumn Exhibition of the Horti¬ 
cultural Association, and was highly creditable to both the managers 
and competitors. 
BIRMINGHAM. 
Spacious as is the handsome Town Hall in which the Show was 
held on the ‘24th and ‘25th nit., it was altogether inadequate for an 
Exhibition of such magnitude as the one under notice. The principal 
Hall was crowded, or rather overcrowded, with grand specimens of 
large-flowering Chrysanthemums, and in the gallery the Pompons 
were packed in a broad dense mass. The appearance of this large 
bank of flowers was unquestionably improving, but it was utterly 
impossible for anyone to examine the plants individually, and the 
Judges must have found it extremely difficult to make their awards. 
To have properly displayed the plants, flowers, and fruit placed in 
competition a building twice the size would not have been too large. 
The specimen plants referred to were of extraordinary size, the dis¬ 
play of cut blooms being correspondingly inferior ; yet in this section 
there was a marked improvement since last year, and a few excellent 
examples were noticeable in some of the stands. Primulas were 
grand ; some good stove and greenhouse plants were staged, and fruit 
was well represented. The effect would have been better had the 
“ table plants ” been arranged down the central tables, but when 
managers of shows are overwhelmed with exhibits they have to do 
what they can rather than what they wish, and much credit is due 
to the Birmingham officials for disposing of the various collections so 
well as they did. The system of judging and placing the cards was 
in all respects satisfactory, and altogether the Show was of great 
excellence. We can only refer briefly to the classes. 
Specimen Plants. —In Class 1, for nine large-flowering Chrysan¬ 
themums, five collections were staged, the first prize being £3, and in 
addition a silver cup value £5, given to the winner as the “ premier ” 
prize. Mr. Stacey, gardener to F. Osier, Esq., Edgbaston, clearly 
proved himself the premier exhibitor, not only by winning the cup, 
but by his success in other important classes. His nine cup plants 
